DRY GROUND BURNING [Blu-ray]

Just released from prison, Léa (Léa Alves Silva) returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara (Joana Darc Furtado), the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists—an act of radical political resistance on behalf of ex-cons and the oppressed. A provocative portrait of Brazil’s dystopian contemporary moment that blends documentary with narrative fiction and genre elements, Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós's galvanizing film offers a unique vision of the country’s possible future.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• The Figures Carved into the Knife by the Sap of the Banana Trees (2014, 17 min.) a short film by Joana Pimenta
• An Aviation Field (2016, 14 min.) a short film by Joana Pimenta
• MST (2017, 25 min.) a short film by Adirley Queirós
• Theatrical Trailer